Wi-fi sharing plan launched in UK - 05-Oct-07
Wireless living is becoming a normal part of our day.
The UK's wireless net credentials have been boosted with the launch of a wi-fi sharing community by BT.
BT has backed a global wireless sharing service called Fon, billing it as the "world's largest wi-fi community".
The firm's three million broadband customers will be able to share their wi-fi with others in the Fon community.
BT's scheme with Spanish firm Fon will boost the 500,000-strong community of users around the world and add to the existing 190,000 Fon hotspots.
The BT Fon service lets people share a "small portion" of their home broadband connection by opening up a separate secure channel on their wireless router.
Fon users can access broadband when in range of another community member's hotspot.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/default.stm
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